When Ray and Ivy’s father, Dan, shows them the giant ruby they hit the road. They meet a counterfeiter, race roller-coasters, find a super-honker, and end up in a swamp surrounded by alligators in this rollicking romp of a story....

Roz and her mother were a two-person family -- until Roz's mother was killed trying to rescue a hiker. Now, a year later, Roz lives with her uncle, unable to cope with the past. For months, she's been calling the hiker, the last person to see her mother alive -- calling, and hanging up. When he gets an unlisted number, Roz sees it as a sign. She has to run away, travel to where the boy lives, and ask him what really happened -- once and for all. " The writing is pure poetry that takes readers on a literary journey too good to miss." -- Booklist, starred review ...

A 1996 Newbery Honor Book follows the survival story of nine-year-old Jamie, his mother, and his baby sister Nin, who leave the abusive Van and move to a small trailer in the woods, where they slowly learn how to trust again. Reprint. AB. NYT. H. K. SLJ. PW. ...

The stunning new novel from Newbery Honor winner Carolyn Coman

Years after the return of their seriously wounded father from Vietnam, 13-year-old Bee Cooney and her older brother, Jacky, still bear their own scars--the result of a childhood spent entangled with each other as they fought to cope with their losses. The memories have not faded. On Labor Day weekend, when their parents are away, Bee and Jacky return to the shameful games of their childhood--and destroy, then transform, their lives. With mastery and grace, multiple award-winner Carolyn Coman has created a novel that looks deep into the heart of one particular family.

"Proves Coman's extraordinary talent for creating complex images with simple words and her remarkable ability to elicit sympathy for all the characters...A fierce, intriguing novel, not easily forgotten." --Booklist

"Brilliantly written...This is neither an easy book to read nor does it suggest any neat resolutions. What Coman does offer, masterfully, is honesty, compassion, and even a glimmer of hope." --School Library Journal

* A Puffin Novel
* 104 pages
* Ages 14 up...

Jamie is devastatingly exposed to domestic violence when another member of his family tries to hurt his baby sister, and Jamie and his mother must protect themselves while coming to terms with what has happened....